crosser
\kʁɔ.se\
The verdict
“crosser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pousser avec une crosse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crosser · crosser · French
crosser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crosser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kʁɔ.se\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crosser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crosser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kʁɔ.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for crosser in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is crosser, spelled C-R-O-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pousser avec une crosse.
- 2Frapper quelqu’un à coups de crosse de fusil.
- 3Frapper ; molester.
- 4Traiter quelqu’un avec le plus grand mépris.
- 5Tromper, arnaquer.
- 6Se masturber. Peut être utilisé pour manifester du mépris à une personne.
- 7Sonner
- 8Médire, user ses crocs contre sa réputation (selon Delvau 1867 http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k50521b/f145.image)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crosser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Crosser une balle, une pierre, etc.
Le Ferry s’était montré enragé pourtant : crossant les vaincus, et jurant sur l’honneur qu’il m’avait parfaitement reconnu — oui, moi, Vingtras ! — la nuit du 31 octobre, à l’Hôtel-de-Ville.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.